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CVE-2025-49794 — A use-after-free vulnerability was found in libxml2.

Unknown · Unknown · Published 16 Jun 2025 · Modified 28 Sept 2026

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in libxml2. This issue occurs when parsing XPath elements under certain circumstances when the XML schematron has the <sch:name path="..."/> schema elements. This flaw allows a malicious actor to craft a malicious XML document used as input for libxml, resulting in the program's crash using libxml or other possible undefined behaviors.

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